Henan China

Henan

Henan is a providence that lies in central China, the capital city of Henan is Zhengzhou. The name Henan actually originates from two ancient Chinese words, the first one is called he which means yellow river, and Nan which in English translates to south. The population of Henan is over ninety seven million and the population of the capital Zhengzhou which is also is the largest city is just a little bit over seven million people. The population density in Henan is five hundred and eighty two people per square kilometer. The providence of Henan is split up into seventeen major divisions and after that a hundred and fifteen smaller divisions.

Henan landscape in the east is very flat and the landscape in the west and far west is hilly ad mountainous. Henan’s climate is described as a temperate continental and average about zero degrees in January and in July the temperature is in the high twenty degree Celsius range, and most of the rainfall in Henan is takes place in the summer season. According to the 2004 statistics Henan has the highest population out of all the providences in China.

The demographics of Henan consists almost all of people form the Han Chinese group and only one percent of the remaining population is made up of people from the Hui culture. Henan is one of the poorer providences in China but it has shown very good optimism considering the fact that its economy has grown by at least ten percent every year for the last twenty years. Henan is mostly considered as an agricultural province:; important crops in Henan include wheat, sesame, cotton, rice, and maize. Some other important industries in Henan include coal mining and energy production. Henan is a major tourist attraction for people looking for some cultural enlightening. Henan contains many ancient Chinese sites and is a great place to learn about ancient Chinese history. One popular ancient site in Henan includes the Gaocheng Astronomical observatory used by the people of China thousands of years ago. For a wrap up of Henan it is the most populist province in China it is also very poor and has astounding economic growth, and finally Henan is filled with ancient Chinese history.